Norse Atlantic to Release its Transatlantic Summer 2023 Itinerary

Norse Atlantic, a low-cost long-haul newcomer, will this week finalize its core transatlantic summer 2023 itinerary.

The airline’s network will be expanded for next summer with the announcement of additional destinations in December and the coming year.

But starting in October, the carrier reduced its network for the winter.

Bjorn Tore Larsen, the company’s CEO, said: “The quick and decisive action to scale down our network in line with demand and to focus on core routes for the winter season puts Norse Atlantic in a much stronger position during the months ahead. 

“We are very pleased to see that certain core routes on our current network are now reaching 85% load factor with forward bookings also continuing to show a positive trend.”

In October, the month in which it obtained UK and US regulatory permissions to open the door for Norse Atlantic UK to launch direct transatlantic flights, the carrier claimed a 60% load factor.

Due to a 9% drop in flight volume to 307, the airline transported 60,836 passengers last month, a 3% decrease from September’s data.

Last month, Norse Atlantic decided to sublease a fifth Boeing 787 Dreamliner for 18 months.

“The agreement will increase total cash profit during the sublease period and is in addition to the previously announced four aircraft that have been subleased,” the airline said. 

“During the month the airline additionally received the sixth and final Boeing 787-9 from lessor BOC Aviation Limited signifying the conclusion of the delivery schedule from the company.”